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OH - Pike County: 8 people from one family dead as police hunt for killer(s) #12

PIKE COUNTY, Ohio — No arrests have been made in the shooting investigation of eight execution-style killings of members of the Rhoden family last month in Pike County, Ohio.

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The latest in the investigation in Pike County was that vehicles were towed on Tuesday from the various crime scenes as evidence, confirmed Jill Del Greco, a spokeswoman for the Attorney General.
There’s been no word on how many vehicles were being towed away or where they were taken

The gruesome slayings have rattled this southeast corner of Appalachian Ohio, a region that culturally identifies more closely with neighboring Kentucky and West Virginia than the state’s northern cities. As U.S. 23 leads away from Columbus, business parks and strip malls give way to lush stretches of farmland dotted with old farmhouses and rusted silos. Farther south into the Appalachian foothills, churches, pickup trucks and Confederate flags become more common.

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Adding to the shock was the discovery of hundreds of illegal marijuana plants on Rhoden’s property, highlighting the region’s dependency on the illegal drug trade as jobs in agriculture and timber have dried up.

MOD NOTE: Tricia has given permission for sleuths to discuss the criminal records of the family members who were murdered. In light of the grow operations they may be very relevant. Please refrain from posting criminal histories of other individuals who have not been named persons of interest or suspects by LE or simply because they have the last name of the victims or may be a distant cousin or aunt. Stick with the victims for now. That may change as more develops on this case.

MOD NOTE: Please don't speculate about the current custody of the minor children who were left alive. It is a blessing they are alive. If posting snips from articles regarding the children please redact their names. These babes are innocents. one day they will google their names. And plenty will come up. Thanks.

Leonard Manley, the father of Dana Rhoden, said his former son-in-law Christopher Rhoden Sr. had at least two video cameras mounted to a building near the entrance of his trailer on Union Road. When motorists arrived at this driveway, a sensor would turn lights on, he said.

“You could clearly see the cars and even the people inside," said Manley, sitting outside his home on Union Hill Road Tuesday.

He said he believed Christopher Rhoden Sr. kept the cameras on at all time, but did not know if authorities had video from those cameras. DeWine and investigators have chosen not to release details of their investigation, now nearly three weeks old.

I think it would depend on whether the cameras provided live feed only or also video that could be played back. We had such a camera mounted on our front porch at one time. It was live feed so we could see who was knocking on our door and even pulling up in the drive. but it didn't record video. We led people to believe it did - but in actuality it did not. We felt it deterred theft and trespassers.

Question on the search warrants. If that barn isn't on ChrisSR land, would they have needed a search warrant for it? Is that an extension of the property a relative of DR lives on? I soooo need to make myself a map.

I wonder if the land that FR and KR lived already had well and septic when trailers were put on between 2010 and 2014. If not another expense, not cheap. Who would pay for it? Seems to me landowner would pay if FR and KR didn't own it.

Auditor's Site Disclaimer

NOTICE

The property maps in this office were platted from existing deeds and aerial photographs. The maps are not always accurate as to scale, distance and bearing. They are not intended for use in legal documents as precise information. The purpose of these maps is to show general location, ownership and acreage according to deed.

"The coroner’s report has yet to surface, but she said only one victim was shot once.
This was revealed by Daily Mail Online to be Kenneth Rhoden whose body was left with dollar bills strewn over his legs and the blanket drawn over his body, which was discovered by his cousin Donald.
Other victims suffered multiple gunshot wounds, including two victims shot five times and one victim shot nine times."

Another Motive

The Auditor's Office says the maps are not to scale. But what if they are close and the mobile home and new building are not on property owned by Chris Sr.? What if he thought that property
went back from the road as far as the ones adjacent? It looks like he was using that property as his as far back as the adjacent properties. There definitely could be a confrontation over that.
It may be far fetched but I know people who have had disputes over property lines including myself.